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Outlive

A groundbreaking manifesto on living better from the world's top longevity expert.

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1964: Eyes of the Storm

Photographs and Reflections

'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'

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Baking Yesteryear

A decade-by-decade bakebook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th century

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Recipes

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Coconut & raspberry Viennese whirls

Jam-filled shortbread swirl biscuits with coconut twist.

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Rainbow cookie pie

A decadent chewy, colourful cookie cake that's perfect for any occasion.

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Soothing Congee

A bowl of congee (soft cooked rice in a comforting broth) is a staple in many Asian households, particularly if you’re a little under the weather.

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Cumin Lamb Steamed Baos

My stepdad is from the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, central China. Home to a large Muslim community, halal influences shape the cooking there, so dishes using lamb and mutton are a common sight in street-food markets.

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Soy & Garlic Tofu Bites

Tofu has been a firm favourite of my family’s since way back, and my Buddhist grandparents would always promote the idea of eating more veggies and beans over meat.

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Sacrificial Lamb Rack

This recipe is so crazy tasty you’ll think you died and went to hell/heaven.

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Zero F***s Mac 'n' Cheese

If you have any awareness of or give a f**k about calories, you may want to put your welding helmet on and take a deep breath for this doozy, champion.

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Sesame Shrimp Toast

Though 'toast' (in the sense of something beyond buttered bread) really came into the American culinary zeitgeist with the millennial generation, in Hong Kong it’s been a teatime staple for decades, ever since British imperialists introduced bread to the island.

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Mapo Tofu Curry

I came up with this recipe while creating themed curries based on the gyms in Pokemon Sword and Shield . . . this one was for the Fighting-type gym.

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Pork and Chive Dumplings

Think of this as a good starter recipe when you’re learning how to make dumplings, and especially how to fold them.

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Future brownies

Firm, springy and fudgy.

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Crispy skinned salmon

Packed full of flavour with a mouth-watering Vietnamese sauce.

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Quinoa crunch salad

A tasty and textural salad.

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Chicken, lemon & garlic traybake

A tremendously tasty traybake.

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Neapolitan cookies

A classic ice cream, in cookie form!

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Pizza pockets

Pizza in snack form.

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Chocolate cheesecake muffins

Cheesecake + muffins = deliciously tasty.

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Florentines (biscotti con mandorle, nocciole, zenzero e cioccolato)

Here’s a slight anomaly. Although I have always known these cookies as Florentines, there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent in Italian for the name.

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Pasta, borlotti bean & rosemary soup (pasta e fagioli)

When I think of comfort food, my mind turns to pasta e fagioli.

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Beef shin & Peppercorn stew (peposo)

The classic Florentine beef stew. It’s a dish of extremely deep flavours and comforting textures.

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Tangerine Tiramisu

This six-ingredient tiramisu from UK food media platform, Mob, is the perfect wintery dinner party dessert.

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Aubergine Gochujang Noodles

Instant noodles are dressed up in a spicy, creamy gochujang and peanut butter sauce and topped with sticky soy aubergine in this quick midweek dinner recipe.

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Bombay Fish Finger Sandwich

Curry mayonnaise and crushed Bombay Mix add a punch of flavour to this upgraded recipe for a childhood classic dish from the UK food media platform, Mob.

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Meatball parm sliders

Feat. garlic buns.

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Fearless

Don’t you dare say anything to anyone.

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The Diary of a CEO

Law 1 - Fill Your Five Buckets In The Right Order

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Alan Joyce and Qantas

Most Australians, if asked to name the CEOs of two Australian companies, would probably fall short by one – but the one they would know is the CEO of Qantas.